China Thursday granted commercial licences to four state-owned telecom giants to start rolling out 5G services, signalling Beijing's determination to be the global leader in setting up superfast wireless networks amid tensions with the US over technology and trade.
In a three-page circular, the DoT said Aadhaar e-KYC cannot be used for verifying existing customers as well as giving new SIM connections.
Jaitley said the Supreme Court has permitted Aadhaar linkage in several areas like income tax, based on "the principle of proportionality".
Faced with the onslaught of competitors, particularly new telecom entrant Reliance Jio, state-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today launched a new plan that offers 2 GB of 3G data per day and
Trying to solve call drops, the telecom service providers plan to install more than 150,000 more BTSs till March 2017, an official statement said here on Wednesday.
The telecom ministry has imposed a total penalty of Rs. 10.8 crores on telcos for violating mobile towers radiation rule, assuring that it will look into various safety concerns that have been raised. "As on
India's biggest auction of telecom spectrum kicked off today morning with seven operators in fray for a total of 2,354.55 MHz across seven bands, towards which a reserve price of Rs 5.66 lakh crore ($85
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI on Wednesday issued a consultation paper seeking public views to let non-telecom companies to participate in setting up public Wi-Fi hotspots. The public views were sought by August 10 on
New Delhi: Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Communications on Friday said the next round of spectrum auctions for telecom operators will be finalised by September. It will have the highest reserve price of Rs
New Delhi: Nasscom, the IT industry body, said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) should allow apps and websites to decide on provisions for rewarding free data to customers. In response to Nasscom,
New Delhi: Chairman and Managing Director Narendra Kumar Yadav, MTNL, has put down papers. MNL reported in its BSE filing that for the time being Director (Finance) P K Purwar has been given the charge
New Delhi: Nokia Networks is in talks with Indian telecom operators to start trials of next generation 5G networks even as the country is yet to see full-scale roll out of 4G technology based mobile
New Delhi: Telecom operator Vodafone today said that it has expanded 3G network in Maharashtra and Goa in a year with investment of over Rs 557 crore. “Vodafone has added more than 2500 cell sites
New Delhi: With its penalty provision for call drops annulled by the Supreme Court, telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday said it will not "shy away" from protecting consumers and the matter is being discussed internally
New Delhi: With the Supreme Court annulling the call drop compensation regulation, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the telecom operators ‘need to do more’ to improve quality. “Consumers expect the mobile operators
New Delhi: Delhi High Court today sought the Income Tax department's response on Vodafone's plea challenging an order directing special audit of its accounts for assessment year 2012-13. A bench of Justices S
New Delhi: Government plans to provide mobile connectivity in 55,669 villages by March 2019 in a phased manner. It will also commission a project to connect 8,621 villages in the north-eastern region by installing 321
Mobile operators' body COAI has requested DoT to take proactive steps to stop calls through apps, like the one recently planned by state-owed BSNL
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the Indian economy’s steady growth, sectors such as telecom, engineering and electronics have witnessed a decline in employment rate over the last four years, says a report. ”The economic growth witnessed at
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